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Software Startups

Updated October 2026

Enterprise and consumer software companies building productivity tools, platforms, and applications that transform how businesses and individuals work.

Explore 19,691 recently funded software companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
19,691
Total Funding
$319.1M
Avg Funding
$12.8M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Software

Belleville
New York
Philadelphia
Berkeley
Charlotte
Mexico City

Recently Funded Companies

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Belleville, Canada

VeriFast is a one-stop shop where businesses, candidates, and developers can verify and be verified.

$1.4M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Fondue helps brands drive profitable growth with CashBack.

$10.5M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Philadelphia, United States

Reusable identity & auth for open banking & payments

$3.2M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berkeley, United States

Cogitativo is a machine learning enterprise offering world class solutions to hospitals, physicians, and payers.

$250K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Charlotte, United States

Helping changemakers buy, build and run technology that creates value

$50.0M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

Heru is a technology platform focused on improving the quality of life for app workers and freelancers.

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Baltimore, United States

SameGrain is an AI-enabled community engagement platform that matches algorithms, data, and communication tools.

$250K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

CIM creates innovative building analytics software that helps run large buildings at their peak performance.

$6.7M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

The Circular Commerce Platform

$3.8M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oslo, Norway

Presail is a software and web service for simpler and more secure to contribute, distribute and manage sale deals.

$3.8M raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Troy, United States

Vara Safety is a technology company focused on advanced biometric access

$250K raised
Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Halifax, Canada

Union.Dev operates as a pension automation startup.

$310K raised
Sep 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

FemtoAI builds ultra-low-power edge AI platform and Sparse Processing Unit (SPU) accelerators to bring efficient AI to everyday devices.

$21.6M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Mantic predicts future events across areas such as geopolitics, business, economics, policy, technology, and culture.

$25.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Columbia, United States

EigenQ is a cybersecurity company that offers quantum-safe security and data control services.

$45.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Ironsite is an AI-based company that creates a platform to improve safety and offer project insights in the construction industry.

$30.8M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

the merchant protocol layer for Agentic Commerce in the era of Personal Shopping Agents

$4.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Oberon Technology is a company that offers technology driven products and services.

$1.5M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Altrincham, United Kingdom

AI-powered platform providing real-time access to payer medical coverage policies.

$100.0M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Newmarket, United States

ARTBnk is an enterprise FinTech platform purpose-built to enable institutions to manage art as a liquid financial asset.

$1.3M raised
Sep 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Malvern, United States

AKUVO provides cloud-based collections software specifically designed for banks, credit unions, and fintechs.

Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Vibranium Labs is an AI on-call engineer platform designed to resolve incidents with less stress.

$4.6M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ghent, Belgium

Eagl is an AI-native financial operations platform built that automates accounting and controlling workflows and monitors data quality.

$973K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Helmit provides a digital safety platform designed to monitor and protect children’s activity on social media and online devices.

$435K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

Barespace provides end-to-end solutions that manage, market, and grow your beauty business.

$3.4M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Software Startup Ecosystem

The software industry remains one of the largest and most active sectors in venture capital. Enterprise SaaS, developer tools, and vertical software platforms continue to attract significant investment as companies across every industry adopt cloud-based solutions. The shift to remote work has further accelerated demand for productivity, collaboration, and infrastructure software.

Funding Trends in Software

Software companies consistently raise capital across all funding stages, from pre-seed to late-stage growth rounds. The sector benefits from strong recurring revenue models, high gross margins, and scalable distribution. Investors are particularly drawn to companies with strong net revenue retention, product-led growth strategies, and large addressable markets.

Growth Outlook

The software sector is expected to continue growing as artificial intelligence, automation, and cloud computing create new categories and expand existing ones. Companies that successfully integrate AI capabilities into their products, address underserved vertical markets, or build platform ecosystems are well-positioned for long-term growth.

Software Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 19,691 software companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$12.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$319.1M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Software

1.New York
2 companies$41.3M
2.Belleville
1 companies$1.4M
3.Philadelphia
1 companies$3.2M
4.Berkeley
1 companies$250K
5.Charlotte
1 companies$50.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the software sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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